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### UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF 

### TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS



### WASHINGTON, D.C.


### 1. RANDOLPHBABBIT, Administrator, 

### federal Aviation Administration, Complainant,

CITY

### OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, Respondent. Docket No. CP09NEOOO I AdministfMive Law Judge 

### Isaac D. Benkin
Date: March 30, 2010

COMPLAINANT'S 

### MOTION TQ.

### COMPEL The Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA"), through 

### counsd, moves, 

### pursuant to 

### §13.220(m) orthe Rules 

### ofPraclice inFAA Civil 

### Pen<.illy Actio!l$ 

### (14 C.F.R. l3.220(m)) 

### and Rule37(a)(2) ofthe Federal RuJesofCivil Procedures, that thl:: DOT administrative 

### law judge issue an ordercompellingRespondent to answer unanswered 

### interrogatories and 

### requesls for production ofdocuments for the following stated reasons: 1. 

### On February 12,2010, Complainant served its First Sel 

### oflntcrrogatories and Request for Production of**Document~** consisting offourteen requests. (Copy attached 

### as exhibit A).
2. To 

### date,**R~spondent** has failed to 

### answer or 

### objectto Complainant's discovery requests.· ,,"
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### 3. On March 23, 2010, and again on March 25, 2010, Complainant, through counsel, requested in good faith complete answers to discovery by 

### March 29, 2010. (Ex.hibit B).


### 4. Neveltheless,**a~** 

### ofthe date ofthis Motion, Respomltml has failed to answer or objt:ct to Complainant's discovery requests. WHBREFORE, Complaina.nt respectfully requests: (A) The**i:i~uanQe** 

### ofan 

### Order compelling Respondent to frilly 

### and 

### completely respond to 

### Complainant's First Set oflnterrogatorics and 

### R(;(.luest 

### for Production, dared February 12,2010, within fifteen (15) 

### days; and (B) The 

### issuance ofan Order suppressing all evidence 

### ::iouglit

### to be introduced by 

### Respondent 

### at the 

### June 

### to, 201() hearing, 

### unlcss it

### has heen provided 

### in rCSpOn!)ll 

### tu Complainant's discovery requests within fifteen (15) days. Respeclfully 

### Submitted. I



### IN R. DONNELLY, Senior 1\ 

### ederal Aviation Administration Office ofRegional Counsel 12 New England Executive Park Burlington, MA 01803·5299 Tel: 781-238-7045 

### Fax: 781-238-7055 Email:**John.l)onnclly~lH}m.g;()v** 

### March 30, 2010

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CDR1]FICATF. Or SERVICE I herehy

### certify that today, March 30. 2010, I have sent via Federal Express and Facsimile an original ofComplainant's Motion To Compel Discovery in the matter of

### FAA v. 

### City

## 9.f Bridgeport, Connecticut, FAA Docket No. CP09NEOOOI addressed to the following: The Honorable Isaac D. Bcnkin 

### Administrative Law Judge Oflicc ofHearings, M-20 U.S. Department ofTransportatioll 1200 New

### Jersey Ave., S.B. Washington, D.C. 20590 

### Fax: (202) 

### 366-7536 Mr. Richard G. Kascak, Jr. Associate City 

### Attorney Office· ofthe City Attorney 999 Broad Street, 2nd Floor Bddgeport, Connecticut 06604-4328 Fax: (203) 576·8252 I also certIfy thattoday, March 30, 2010, I have sent via Certified Mail-Return**R~l;eipl** Requested andU.S. First Class Mail, a copy ofsaid document addressed to the following:

. Hearing Docket Clerk
.. ACrC-430 federal Aviation Administration 

### Wilbur Wright Building-Suite 2Wl 000 800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20591

# ~~ DONNA SORENSEN Dated: March 30, 2010 

### Program Analyst

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U.S Department New England Region 12 New E'ngland e.eclltive Pilrk Office of the Regional Counsel**Burlil\~Mn.** MA 0180:3..5298 of TrcnSp0rToti '" Feder,,1 AviaUon Telephone: (781) 236·701\5 Administration FAX: (781)238·7055


### february] 2, 20,]0**E.~'pERAL** 

### EXPRESS AND FACSIMILE**(2Q~lJ.p_tt-7536** 

### The Honorable 

### Isaac D. Benkin 

### Administrative Law Judge Office ofHearings, M-20 U.S. Department ofTransportation 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, D.C. 20590 

## RE: FederalAviationAdministration v.**Ci~~'** 

### of Bridgeport. COl/nee/few 

### Docket No. CP09NBOOO 1 Dear Judge Henkin: 

### Enclosed, please find a copy ofthe Complainant's First Set 

### ofIntel'rogatories 

### and Request for Production in the above-captioned Civil 

### Penalty Action. which were 

### served on the City 

### ofBridgeport on February 

### 12, 20 I**o~** 

### Sincerely. 

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C//JOI-I N R. DONNELLY
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### Sl.:nior Allomey 

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cc: Richard Kascak, Jr., Esquire 

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UNITED STATES OF AMERlCA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE 

### OF HEARlNGS

WASHINGTON, D.C.
J. RANDOLPH 

### RABBIT, Administrator, Federal A

### vialiOl1 

### ·Administration, 

### Complainant,

v. 

### CIT'''' OF

### BRIDGEPORT, CONNr.:CTICUT,**Re~pondent** 

### Docket No. CP09N

### EOOOI Administrative 

### Law Judg.: 

### Isaac D. Benkin
Date: Ft::bruary J

### 2, 20 10



### COMPLAINANT'S FIRST SET 

### OF**INTERROGATORrE~** AND REQUEST 

### FOR PRODUCTION OF POCUMENTS 

### Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. ParL 

### 13.220 or-the**RlIle~** 

### ofPr3cticc for FAA Civil Penalty Actioll:S. thc..: ComplainanL rt!quests that the Respondent, within l5 days 

### ofservice, answer the {()l1owing interrogmories and 

### produce copies ofthe requested documents.
INTERROGATORIES AND REQUESTS**FOJ~** ...PRODUCTjON 

### (I) Identify each person answering or assistil1g 

### in the preparation ofanswers to these interrogalori**C~.**



### I)) Identify 

### each person Respondent**intel1d~** 

### to 

### call as a witness concerning the comph-l.int in this matt(:l'.

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(3) Pn)Vide a**~lImm;try** ofthe facLs 

### and opinions to 

### which each 

### intended witness is expected to 

### lestify,

(4) Provide 

### copies ofall 

### statements made by 

### each 

### ofRespondent's intended 

### witnesses relative to 

### the allegations 

### at issue in t1115 proceeding,

(5) Provide (Jopies 

### ofall 

### document::;, photographs 

### or 

### other evidence which R<.:spondem 

### intends to introduce at hearing.

(6) 

### Please pTovide a 

### brief ::';l1l11mary ofall 

### proposed allirmative**defen~es** and the**t~1c111al** and legal ba:;is lor each,v./vo/tUIU**14:~5** FAX 2024835142 FAA .;. OMS**~008/012**


### I) Paragraph 23. m) Paragraph 

### 24_ n) Paragraph 25. 0) Paragraph 26, p) Paragraph 27. q) Paragraph28.

( I0)**Pkws~** provide a detailed summary ofand COPlt:S ofall pertinent documents regarding Respondent'!' "ahility to pay" a civil penalty ifimposed.

( IJ) Please provide 

### written documentation of

### any air can-ier service 

### that has openited from Sikorsky 

### Memorial Airport(BDR), 

### Stratford, Connecticut from 199I 

### to present Please include dates said air carner service began and ended, and tully 

### dcsclibe the !lame and lype ofair earlier service, total 

### number ofpassengers enplaned, etc.

( J2) Please state exactly why 

### the CityofBridgeport needs a Part 139 Airport 

### Operating Certificate.

( 13) Plca::;c provide 

### any written evidence Rcsp-ondent has 

### that ail' carrier service 

### will begin at BDR 

### in the 

### ne>;.t live 

### years.
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( 14) PlcaSt! identify any and all corrective actions Respondent took to 

### address the ParI 139 discrepancies identitied 

### by the FAA's 

### airpol1 cert1t1cation 

### and safety 

### inspection of

### BDR conductt!d on 

### March 29 and 

### 30, 2007, and state the date rhost: cOlTections weremadc.

R';Spcclfull) Submitted.



## Ee eral 

### Aviation Administratiol 

# /Office ofRegional Counsel / 12 New England Bxecutive 

### Burlington, MA 01803·529 ark 

### Tel: 781·238-7045 Fax: 7'1,**1-23&~** 

### 7055 Hmail:**J.91l11.Donndly(tllnHl.g(~y** 

### February '2, 2010

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### DONNELLY. Senior A**t~ey**



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### I hereby 

### certify thaI today, 

### ticbrllary 12,2010.1 have sent via Federal 

### Express and Facsimile an original ofthe Complainant's First Set oflnterrogatorit:s and Request for Prodllction 

### orDo(.;uments in [he matter offaA Vo 

### City ofBridgepol1, 

### Connecticul, 

### FAA Docket 

### No. C'P09NEOOO 1,addressed to tliC 

### following: 

### The Honorable Isaac D. Benkill Administrative Law Judge Office of

### Hearings, M-20 U.S. Department ofTransporLatioll 1200 New Jersey 

### Ave., S.E. Washington, D.C. 20590 

### Fax: (202)366-7536
Mr. Richard 

### G. Kascak, Jr. 

### As::.ociate City Altol11t':y 

### Office ofLhe City 

### Anomey 

### 999 Broad Street, 211d 

### Floor Bridgeport, COllllCCtiCtlt 

### 06604·4328 Fax: (203) 576-8252 I abo certify 

### thai today, 

### February 12,2010, I have stmt vi<1 

### Certified Mail-Retum Receipt**Rcque~ted** 

### and U.S. First Class Mail, a copy ofsaid document addressed to the following: Healing 

### Docket Clerk, 

### AOC-430 rederal 

### Aviation Administration 

### Wilbur Wright 

### Building-Suite 2WIOOO 800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20591


# /5/ --*' -­ DONNA 

### SORENSEN 

### Dated: February 1 2, 20 1 0 Program Analyst04/08/2010 14:38 FAX 2024935142 

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### FAA. 

### v. BridgepOI1 John Donnelly to: richard.kascak 03/23/2Cl10 10:38 AM ANE.007, Office of Regional Counsel
From: John DonneJly/ANElFAA To: richard. kascak@bridgepoTtct.goll

Dear Attorney Kascak: Please advise me as to the status of the following:

,. Discovery: Please recall that the FAA propounded its First Set of Interrogatories and Request for Production on February 12,2010. and requested answers within 15 days. It has now been over 40 days and we have not received answers. If the FAA does not receive complete answers by Monda)I, March 29.2010. we will be left with no choice but to tile a Motion to Compel with Judge Senkin. 2. Settlement: The FAA has made several settlement offers tothe 

### City in good faith (dated September 3, 2009, and January 27, 2010). As a furthercounesy. on February 17.2010.1 personally provided you with my rationale and believed benefits to settling in writing and asked that if your clients have any specific concerns regarding the proposed terms ofthe most recent settfement offer to please put them io writing to me as soon as possible. To date. the FAA has not received any feedback from the City whatsoever. Accordingly, if the City does not acceptthe FAA's settlement offer daled, January 27,2010, no lalerthan April 7, 2010. the FAAwill assume that it has been rejected and il will be permanently withdrawn. Thank you for your courtesy. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely,
John R Donnelly FAA Senior Attorney New England Region (ANE·7. (781) 238-7045



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U,S, Deportment of Transportation New England Region 1? New England Executive Park 9urlingt(ln, MA 0180:, Federal Aviation Administration 

### March 25,2010 

### fG:Q.l3RAL EXPRESS MAIL Richard G. Kascak,

### Jr., Esq. Associate City Attorney City of Bridgeport 

### 999 Broad Street Bridgepm1, CT 06604-4328 

### Re: FAA v. Cjty 

### ofBridgeport, DOT**D~)(;kct** 

### No. CP09NEOOOl 

### Dear Attomcy 

### Kascak: Please advisc 

### me as to 

### the status ofthe following: 1. Discovery: Please recall that the FAApn)poundcd its 

### First Set ofInlCrrogarorics and Request for Produ(;lion on February l2, 20I0, Md requested**an~wers** within 15 days. has 

### now been over 40 days and we have not received**aIl~wers.** Tfthe 

### FAA does 110t receive complete answers 

## by Monday, March 29, 

### 2010, we 

### will be 

### left with no 

### choice**1::-'~"~11K~",~W'~'''~'''­** 

### but to file a Motion to Compel with Judge Benkin. 2. Settlement: The FAA has made several settlement offers to the City in 

### good filith 

### (dated September 3,2009, 

### and January 27,2010). As a 

### further courtesy, 

### ()n Febmary 17, 20]O. J personally provided you 

### with my rationale and believedbenefits to settling in 

### writing and asked that 

### ifyour 

### clients have any specit1c**conccm~ rcgardin·"'!,·""·'I'=TIN~';"".w~MI~li'll-.**  ­ 

### the**pn~posed** 

### tem1S 

### ofthe most 

### recent settlement otfcr to please put them in writing to me as soon as possiblo. To date, the FAA 

### has not 

### received any feedback 

### from the 

### City'N"'AI""" 

### whatsoever. Accordingly, 

### ifthe City does not accept 

### the FAA '5 settlement 

### offer**dated~** 

### ___ January 27.2010, no laterthan 

### April 7, 2010, 

### the FAA will 

### assume that 

### il 

### h<ls been rejected and 

### it 

### will he pemmnently withdrawn. Thank you for your courtesy. 1look forward to hearing from you. 

### Sincerely.

Senior AUvmey**(]:\g.r()llp:::dega:\irddoc')\Ka~ack** 

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